A donor happily giving blood during the recent blood at JCB high school in Phoenix. PHOENIX, NY – John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix recently hosted its first blood drive of the school year. Thanks to an abundance of donors, the school surpassed its collection goal for the day. Members of the school’s National […]
What You Should Know: STAT Health emerges from stealth to introduce a 24/7 in-ear wearable that measures blood flow to the head to better understand symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headaches, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing. These are common symptoms for illnesses like long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), myalgic encephalomyelitis / […]
A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 The widely available blood thinner apixaban substantially reduced stroke in at-risk patients with a type of atrial fibrillation only detectable by a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac electronic device, a global study has found. The oral […]
HOSPITALITY HEALTH FAIR: A health fair with 10 screenings and vaccinations, including blood pressure checks, COVID and flu vaccinations, diabetes checks and more, will be at 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 15, at Champions Square on Lasalle Street in New Orleans. A free shuttle from Hilton Riverside and New Orleans Marriott to Champions Square is available […]
A total of 10.1 crore (101 million) people in India are diabetic, according to the findings of study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) India Diabetes, published earlier this year. This calls for greater awareness about diabetes to take possible remedial measures to delay its onset. The main causes of diabetes are stress, […]
DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female. I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 2020. At the time, I had a bone density scan that showed osteopenia of the left femoral neck with a T-score of -1.3. My 10-year risk of any fracture was 6.9%, with 0.5 % for hip fractures. My […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Give to someone you do not know this holiday season. That is the message from the Central California Blood Center this week. “A few minutes in the chair will actually really help patients in local hospitals,” the center’s Gordon Halstead said. “You never know whose life you can save with that […]
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On the 7th and 8th of November, the AdTech Holding team marked their dedication to corporate and social responsibility by taking part in the 4th Limassol Blood Donation Event. With an aim to actively participate in initiatives that bring tangible change, AdTech Holding employees find ways to foster […]
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cutting out just one teaspoon of salt every day lowers blood pressure almost as much as medication does, new research shows. Investigators said theirs is one of the largest studies ever to include people taking high blood pressure meds in a look at the effect of reducing dietary […]
A test called Elecsys NfL — developed by Roche to measure blood levels of the nerve damage biomarker neurofilament light chain (NfL) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) — has received breakthrough device designation in the U.S. That status, granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is meant to advance products that more […]